A C195 pilot failed to see a piper tomahawk on final approach and had a near miss on takeoff at F18.

Attributes
ACN	444697
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f18.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 195
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-38 Tomahawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	444697
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

C195 completed runup at approach end of runway (active). Pilot of C195 looked for traffic. Tomahawk was on final (short) or over the C195 as the C195 rolled onto runway and began takeoff roll. C195 pilot did not see tomahawk until takeoff roll in progress. (After takeoff roll began, C195 pilot saw shadow to his right and ahead, then looked up and saw tomahawk approximately 100-200 ft above C195.) tomahawk pilot announced base leg but not final. C195 pilot did not hear announcement because of runup noise. Passenger in C195 heard tomahawk announce base leg.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C195 PLT FAILED TO SEE A PIPER TOMAHAWK ON FINAL APCH AND HAD A NEAR MISS ON TKOF AT F18.

Narrative: C195 COMPLETED RUNUP AT APCH END OF RWY (ACTIVE). PLT OF C195 LOOKED FOR TFC. TOMAHAWK WAS ON FINAL (SHORT) OR OVER THE C195 AS THE C195 ROLLED ONTO RWY AND BEGAN TKOF ROLL. C195 PLT DID NOT SEE TOMAHAWK UNTIL TKOF ROLL IN PROGRESS. (AFTER TKOF ROLL BEGAN, C195 PLT SAW SHADOW TO HIS R AND AHEAD, THEN LOOKED UP AND SAW TOMAHAWK APPROX 100-200 FT ABOVE C195.) TOMAHAWK PLT ANNOUNCED BASE LEG BUT NOT FINAL. C195 PLT DID NOT HEAR ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE OF RUNUP NOISE. PAX IN C195 HEARD TOMAHAWK ANNOUNCE BASE LEG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.